Students:
Austin Berke
Sarah Boedeker
Chris Clark
Carole Cline
Lindsey Evans
David Gibbs
Mike Kelly
Courtney King
Will Lockwood
Emily Moisan
Paul Sanders
Larabeth Thompson
Jessie Violand
Heather Whitten

Professor:
Nils Gore

External Support was provided by:
National Equipment Co.
Kemper Foundation
NHS NOLA
The Porch
Yemm and Hart
Unitarian Fellowship of Lawrence

Seventh Ward Outdoor Classroom • New Orleans

The Outdoor Classroomwas designed, fabricated and installed in the Seventh Ward Community Garden by professor Nils Gore’s Arch401 Studio in May, 2007.

The Classroom is situated behind the neighborhood center for The Porch Cultural Organization, our client, and is used for community events, and childrens' art education classes. It is made of steel framing with slate chalkboards along one side and benches along boh sides.

It is a 10’x20’ space constructed of 5 steel bents with a polycarbonate roof system over an opaque, CNC perforated plastic panel system which filters light.

Large gates open to the east, onto a large yard space that is used for community gatherings. The classroom is both a space in itself, and also a gateway from the community center to its yard.

It was completed in May 2007.

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